In short, every thing is a bore that brings the dons into personal collision of any kind with people that don't belong to the world.

The fairer one quickly saw the meaning of these things, hastened to cheer the young don with hopes of a better future, and to effect, if he could, the restoration of Bras-Coupé to his master's favor.

It also entailed the donning of beautiful garments which was an even greater attraction than the first.

These English tars hated the dons, with whom they had but recently been embattled.